D.C. officials encouraged residents at risk for monkeypox to pre-register for vaccine appointments, but access and privacy concerns have been issues.
For weeks, D.C. officials have encouraged residents at risk for monkeypox to preregister for vaccine appointments atare intended to serve D.C. residents who may not have the ability or the technology to preregister online, and those who may not feel comfortable sharing personal details. City officials said personal information, including eligibility criteria, is kept confidential. As of Tuesday, DC Health had administered more than 10,500 doses and another 1,300 appointments were scheduled.
Every Friday, while supplies last, D.C. Health will make a limited number of monkeypox vaccinations available on a first come, first served basis. Vaccines will be available on Fridays from noon to 8 p.m., pending availability, and each DC Monkeypox Vaccination Clinic will have 300 doses each Friday.
The first walk-up clinics will be held Friday at three locations; 3640 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE in Ward 8, 7530 Georgia Ave NW in Ward 4 and 1900 I St NW in Ward 2.The vaccine is available for District residents who are 18 or older and are men who have sex with men and have had multiple or anonymous sexual partners in the past 14 days; transgender women or nonbinary people assigned male at birth who have sex with men; sex workers, or staff at bathhouses, saunas and sex clubs.
Proof residency is required and can include an identification card with a D.C. address, a utility bill or other mail showing your name and a D.C. address or a current D.C. lease or mortgage showing your name.Among the 122 cases reported by the Virginia Department of Health as of Friday, 88 stemmed from Northern Virginia. Most cases occurred in men who are in their 20s and 30s; about a third occurred in White men and a third in Black men,The CDC is reporting 157 cases in Maryland.
James Bridgers, the acting county health officer, said in a statement, “As with the early days of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, there is more demand for vaccination than there is supply.”
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